Spreading the Word : : The Bible Business in Nineteenth-Century America / / Peter J. Wosh.
Civil war, the completion of transcontinental railroads, rapid urbanization and industrialization, the rise of managerial capitalism, and new entanglements abroad rent the fabric of life in nineteenth-century America. Through all the turmoil, the American Bible Society thrived. This engaging book te...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2018] ©1994 |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List Of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. A Bible House In The City
- 2. From Civic Humanitarianism To Corporate Benevolence: The Changing Nature Of The Board Of Managers
- 3. Local Particularism And National Interests: Creating The Agency System, 1816-1830
- 4. The Limits Of Consensus In A Capitalist Metropolis: The Problem Of Mariners And "Papists"
- 5. The Limits Of Consensus In A Christian Republic: Jacksonians, Baptists, Translators, And Abolitionists
- 6. "Motives Of Both Duty And Expediency": Entering The Foreign Field, 1831-1844
- 7. Making Agents Accountable: Bureaucratization And The Agency System, 1845-1865
- 8. Race, War, And Sectionalism: Reconstructing The Southern Agencies, 1850-1867
- 9. Bringing System And Order To The Agency: Bible Work In The Levant, 1854-1889
- Epilogue: From "Missionary Basis" To "Business Basis"? Isaac Bliss's Strange Lament
- Index